Re: Photos: The Allan Porter Collection - Part 1
Posted: Sat Jul 09, 2016 8:49 am
Colin Prast (left) and John Agnew.
The rail pictured left is Noel Jones, which is AMC powered.
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Photos: The Allan Porter Collection - Part 1
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Colin Prast (left) and John Agnew.
The rail pictured left is Noel Jones, which is AMC powered.
Re: Photos: The Allan Porter Collection - Part 1
Posted: Sat Jul 09, 2016 8:51 am
Peter Lodge again in Baloo.
Re: Photos: The Allan Porter Collection - Part 1
Posted: Sat Jul 09, 2016 8:51 am
Colour shot of Noel Jones.
Re: Photos: The Allan Porter Collection - Part 1
Posted: Sat Jul 09, 2016 8:52 am
Baloo again, pictured at Autorama, 1970.
Re: Photos: The Allan Porter Collection - Part 1
Posted: Sat Jul 09, 2016 10:03 am
Steve Holmes wrote:Sorry for the relative lack of info. Drag racing is not my strength. But I will post details where I can, based on what Allan has supplied.
Wasn't grumbling, mate. Just hoping some fellow crustaceans can give us a leg up.
Re: Photos: The Allan Porter Collection - Part 1
Posted: Sat Jul 09, 2016 10:49 pm
GD66 wrote:Wasn't grumbling, mate. Just hoping some fellow crustaceans can give us a leg up.
No I know you weren't, I just wish I had a little more knowledge on early NZ drag racing.
Re: Photos: The Allan Porter Collection - Part 1
Posted: Sun Jul 10, 2016 1:21 am
Hot Rod mag at that time gave coverage.
Autonews, motorman didnt cover them, only some stockcars and speedway.
Just find those who were there and I am rapt at the pics appearing here....neat.
Enjoyed Errol Uttingers Ponty straight eight rail.
Autonews, motorman didnt cover them, only some stockcars and speedway.
Just find those who were there and I am rapt at the pics appearing here....neat.
Enjoyed Errol Uttingers Ponty straight eight rail.
Re: Photos: The Allan Porter Collection - Part 1
Posted: Sun Jul 10, 2016 7:56 am
Heading South now, this is Ruapuna, 1970. That little fenderless pick-up on our left was featured in the very first Weetbix Hot Rod collectors cards. Who remembers those?
Re: Photos: The Allan Porter Collection - Part 1
Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2016 7:12 am
This is Aussie Top Fuel racer Graham Whithers, doing a publicity run at Wigram.
Re: Photos: The Allan Porter Collection - Part 1
Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2016 7:14 am
Pictured here is Garth Hogan, assisting Whithers.
Re: Photos: The Allan Porter Collection - Part 1
Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2016 7:18 am
Brian Trigg, I believe.
Re: Photos: The Allan Porter Collection - Part 1
Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2016 7:20 am
Moving on again, to Rotorua, from 1970. Pictured in the T Bucket in the background is, I'm told, Terry Furness. Terry was featured in a book I write a few years back called Kiwi Hot Rodders Guide To Life.
Re: Photos: The Allan Porter Collection - Part 1
Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2016 7:21 am
Re: Photos: The Allan Porter Collection - Part 1
Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2016 7:28 am
Curly West (left) and Dave McDougall. The bright green GMC 6 powered Willys coupe is also pictured earlier in this thread. Curly later replaced the Willys body with a T Bucket body, and stored the rare Willys body behind his shed. He later had a rubbish remover come collect some junk off his section, and the rubbish guy crushed the Willys body, thinking it was junk! Anyone who knows anything about these cars knows how valuable they are now.
The car still exists in Christchurch in its T Bucket guise, and was also featured in my Kiwi Hot Rodders book.
The car still exists in Christchurch in its T Bucket guise, and was also featured in my Kiwi Hot Rodders book.
Re: Photos: The Allan Porter Collection - Part 1
Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2016 7:30 am
Still at Rotorua. Interesting the mix of cars being raced.
Re: Photos: The Allan Porter Collection - Part 1
Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2016 7:30 am
I have no idea!
Re: Photos: The Allan Porter Collection - Part 1
Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2016 7:41 am
Noel Jones' Rebel dragster.
Re: Photos: The Allan Porter Collection - Part 1
Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2016 7:43 am
John Parry in the hot rod pick-up. Note the quad-carb set-up on the flathead V8! Not sure who is in the Chevy coupe.
Re: Photos: The Allan Porter Collection - Part 1
Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2016 7:44 am
Re: Photos: The Allan Porter Collection - Part 1
Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2016 7:49 am
Amazing x-ray photo Allan did of Baloo in 1970.